FAQ

Why can't I change my profile picture?
To help facilitate user activity and create an active community our forum utilizes a "reputation" based feature.

Awesome signature bro, can I have one?
See answer to question one.

What is reputation, how do I get some?
Reputation is achieved through user interaction within the forum. This means posting content to the various forum categories and up-voting commenting on other user posts.

Can I lose reputation?
Indeed, everything that is gained can be lost. Reputation is mostly lost through receiving down-votes within your posts. If users are found to be abusing these features for personal gain my god have mercy on you poor fhags.

Are there tiers to this reputation?
Yes. The following tiers will unlock different profile settings (10, 20, 30, 40).

Why do users with lower reputation have some of these features?
Damn the 1337 h4x0rz! But they likely joined prior to the implementation of reputation.

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